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AIDAnova: The future is taking up speed

Machine room module forthe world's first LNG cruise ship leaves the Neptun shipyard

Today, Monday, September 25, 2017at 10:00 a.m., the first of two AIDAnova modules left the Neptun shipyard inRostock, which belongs to the Meyer Group, with Papenburg as its destination.The first of two flotation elements is carrying the four dual-fuel engines byCaterpillar and hence the heart of AIDAnova. AIDAnova is the first cruise shipin the world, which, starting in the fall of 2018, will be able to operate bothin ports and at sea with the currently most environmentally friendly andlowest-emission fossil fuel thanks to the operation of dual-fuel engines. Byusing low-emission liquid natural gas (LNG), emissions of particulate matterand sulfur oxides are almost completely prevented, and emissions of nitrogenoxides and CO2 are sustainably reduced.

The 120 meter long and 42 meterwide as well as three decks high machine room module, also referred to asFloating Engine Room Units (FERU), will, depending upon weather conditions,require four days for the crossing to the Meyer shipyard in Papenburg. With thehelp of tug boats, the flotation element will reach the North Sea-Baltic SeaCanal in the early morning hours of September 26, 2017, at around 7:00 a.m. andcross this in the course of a twelve-hour journey from Kiel to Brunsbüttel. Thefloating part will reach Brunsbüttel on September 26, 2017, at around 7:00 p.m.From Borkum, it will carry on towards Emden, with an expected arrival time of9:00 a.m. on September 27, 2017. The last part continuing via the river Emswill be between Emden and Papenburg, where the module will arrive at around7:00 p.m. on September 28, 2017.

The second AIDAnova module, also120 meters long and 42 meters wide, is currently under construction at theNeptun shipyard. The four decks high floating part with the three LNG tanks ofAIDAnova will most likely leave the Neptun Yard towards the end of November2017. Two of the tanks each have a length of almost 35 meters, a diameter ofapproximately 8 meters and a capacity of 1,500 cubic meters. Another tank has alength of 28 meters, a diameter of approximately 5 meters and a capacity of 550cubic meters. The total volume of the three LNG tanks thus amounts to 3,550cubic meters.

With the construction of theengine room modules at the Neptun shipyard in Rostock and the investment inCaterpillar engines, AIDA Cruises not only strengthens regional cooperation,but is also a key driver of the local economy. More than 500 shipyard workersand 500 external employees from other service providers are currently employedat the Neptun shipyard. In addition, there are 120 Caterpillar employeesassembling the engines.

Bookingsare now available

Starting in December 2018,AIDAnova will offer trips around the Canary Islands. Before the start of theCanary season, the new ship will make a stop in Hamburg. On December 2, 2018,the new ship will visit the Hanseatic City on the Elbe. From here, it will setoff towards Gran Canaria.

All AIDAnova cruises can bebooked at travel agencies, the AIDA Customer Center at +49 (0)381/202 707 07,or at www.aida.de. More information and impressions are available ataida.de/genaumeinurlaub.

Rostock, September 25, 2017

AboutAIDA Cruises:

AIDA Cruises is one of thefastest growing and commercially most successful tourism businesses in Germany.The company employs about 9,000 people from 40 countries on shore and on boardAIDA ships. AIDA Cruises operates one of the world's most state-of-the-artfleets, currently comprised of 12 cruise ships. Two new ships built at theMeyer shipyard in Papenburg (Germany) will join the fleet by 2021. With its"Green Cruising" concept, AIDA Cruises will be the first cruise company in theworld that can power its new generation of ships entirely with LNG (liquidnatural gas) from 2018. More information at www.aida.de.

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